By a 3-2 vote last night, the Giles County School Board voted to repost the Ten Commandments in public schools, this time amid a display of other historical documents. The County will likely face a lawsuit from the ACLU. The sacred text had been taken down after a complaint, then replaced after public outcry, only to be removed yet again under the threat of costly litigation. The vote last night – after limited public hearing and no additional debate – will put them back yet again.
[Chairman J.B.] Buckland said he and Superintendent Terry Arbogast had consulted attorneys at the Liberty Counsel. The conservative Christian legal group will represent the school board pro bono if the district faces a legal battle.
Costs will come if the district loses in court and must pay for their opposition's expenses.
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"I love my country and these documents, but we do not have the money to take this to the Supreme Court," [Drema] McMahon said after the vote.
Kentucky's McCreary County is currently dealing with the financial fallout from a stubborn legal drive to post a Ten Commandments monument, racking up a devastating bill of nearly half a million dollars in legal bills. Because of the county's religious motivation, placing the monument alongside other historical elements in that case did not help the display pass constitutional muster.
